Subterms
President retweets Times article as well as viral video Daytona visit to rev up base could include lap in limousine Retweeting a New York Times piece which quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson – shortly after retweeting footage of a small-town mayor inadvertently live-broadcasting a visit to the toilet, thereby mixing low culture with high – Donald […] More
John Rogers and Mellody Hobson to host African American speakers next week as billionaire seeks black votes Two prominent Democratic donors in Chicago with deep ties to Barack Obama will next week co-host an event for former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg. Related: Once a longshot, Bloomberg is gaining ground in California. Will it last? […] More
On a whirlwind tour of the west, the 38-year-old former mayor tries to to broaden his base and win over minority voters In California’s state capitol, Pete Buttigieg asked supporters to “bottle up” whatever enthusiasm propelled them to come see him and share it with family and friends. “California, I believe you can make me […] More
The self-described democratic socialist would spell disaster for down-ballot Democrats, party moderates are warning Bernie Sanders’ win in New Hampshire should delight progressives, but it will not be without consequences. His victory has put a target on his back, supporters fear, with well-funded centrist Democrats and allied organizations sharpening their knives as they attempt to […] More
Some Democratic observers fear their party is following the British left’s road to defeat British politics rarely intrudes into a US presidential election. In 1988, Joe Biden was forced to abandon his first bid for the White House after it emerged that he had quoted without attribution a chunk of oratory from the then Labour […] More
Despite skepticism from some quarters, centrist voters focused on beating Trump could be the ex-mayor’s key to success Californians know a thing or two about self-funded business moguls who attempt to spend their way to high political office in their state. And what they know is, those candidates almost always lose. Michael Bloomberg, though, is […] More
Queer activists were met with chants of ‘Boot-Edge-Edge’ after they disrupted a private fundraiser for Pete Buttigieg in San Francisco on Friday evening. The activists, escorted out of the event, reflected unease among the LBGTQ+ community over the Buttigieg campaign Queer activists disrupt Pete Buttigieg event in San Francisco: ‘We deserve better’ Continue reading… More
Policy change involves what Facebook calls ‘branded content’, sponsored items posted by ordinary users who are typically paid by companies Facebook decided on Friday to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network’s rules governing political ads, in a reversal that highlights difficulties tech companies and regulators have […] More
